NOTES
!! Keep in mind at many places, these are estimates. If marketing people are involved, some numbers could be inflated !!
* Air Force did not have a spring game, just a normal final practice with a brief scrimmage included (about 100 attended); Akron did the same, had an open final practice with about 200 in attendance; California had no spring game, but had 2,000
at its one open practice (numbers not included above).
* Brigham Young, Fresno State and Washington State had final practices with scrimmages open to the public (numbers are included above).
* San Diego State does not have an on-campus facility and rotates its spring game around at various high schools and generally does not track attendance.
* Boise State includes spring game ticket as part of previous season’s package.
* New Mexico took its spring game on the road to Santa Fe.
* In lieu of charging, Iowa asks fans to bring one non-perishable food item that is donated to a local crisis center. Missouri charged $3, but fans who brought three cans of food items to donate to a local food bank. Most of Ohio State’s revenue is
split among four designated charities. Notre Dame’s is a fundraiser for local alumni club scholarship fund. Rutgers’ benefits two local hospitals. All proceeds at West Virginia go to WVU’s Children’s Hospital.
* Nebraska charges $10 for 25,000 reserved seats, general admission at $4 and $8, with kids 6 and under free along with
other youth promotions for free admittance (UNL students and staff, former players free).
* Known school records were set at Florida (61,000), Mississippi (28,311), Missouri (26,322), Colorado (17,800) and South Florida (4,607).
* Virginia Tech does not issue a formal attendance count; number was estimated by local media.